A mama with a mission: to remove guilt, shame, and blame from the parenting experience.
Gently guiding mothers on the journey from Postpartum Depression to Joy.
Look everyone, the lovely Aubrey (on twitter) is here today with this inspiring guest post. I love it so much! You might want a tissue for the good tears the end might bring up for you. You can read more of Aubrey’s funny and sharp writing on her blog: Nature does strange things to a…
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I hope you are having a lovely Mother’s Day. But this day is all kinds of hard. As is motherhood itself. Today (and everyday) it’s so tempting to measure your success as a mother by what you get from others. Hugs, cards, flowers… But are you measuring the love YOU give yourself? Are you giving yourself…
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I am so very honored to have Hayley Lau here today. This guest post is very important to me. It is a shining example of Permission-Based Healing, though I don’t claim to say that Hayley was influenced by my work when she wrote it. In her courage, Hayley is one of the deepest writers I know. She…
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I’m sorry to say that I will not be able to hold the PPD SpeakEasy support phone chat that was scheduled for this coming Tuesday. DH and I are both dealing with spinal ouches. His pain is much greater than mine. 3 days ago he herniated disc in his lower back. Recovery time is a total…
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Hi there. This is not really a blog post. It’s just a reminder. The Ithaca, NY April PPD support group will meet on Thursday April 5 at 12:30pm — 1:30pm. (The change of date is because of an event at the Women’s Opportunity Center, and it’s just for this month.) Meeting info: Struggling while mothering?…
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A moment after he woke up, the 3yo asked: Mama, when will you teach me to fly? I hugged him close and sniffed his neck as tears flooded my eyes. I didn’t answer right then and there. When he comes home from preschool today I’ll have an answer ready for him: Never. Always. …
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